Comments on: 50% Bonus on Transfers from Diners Club to British Airways http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/10/25/50-bonus-on-transfers-from-diners-club-to-british-airways/ Putting a little thought into a lot of travel Sat, 26 May 2012 19:48:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ric Garrido http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2009/10/25/50-bonus-on-transfers-from-diners-club-to-british-airways/comment-page-1/#comment-92650 Ric Garrido Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:53:46 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/?p=4713#comment-92650 In late 2002 I transferred 50,000 American AAdvantage miles and 50,000 United miles to 100,000 Diners Club points in both my Diners Club account and my wife's account. There was a 50,000 mile calendar year transfer limit for AA and UA miles exchanged into DC Rewards points per account. In early 2003 I made additional transfers of 50,000 United miles into DC points for both my account and my wife's account. At the time the exchange rate for Diners Club was 2 DC points = 1 airline mile in a variety of programs. Basically the 300,000 miles we transferred into Diners Club could be turned into 150,000 miles in another program. The 100% British Airways bonus started June 1, 2003. I paid something like $35 for a rush transfer of Diners Club Rewards points to British Airways and ultimately exchanged our 100,000 AA miles and 200,000 US miles into 300,000 BA miles. By the end of the first week in June we had booked British Airways First Class tickets for travel during the entire month of July from Denver-London-Singapore-Melbourne/Sydney-Singapore-London with the Australia open-jaw for a two week stay and stopovers each way in London for one week. Published airfare $26,000 for each ticket. Our cost $250 per ticket. Also earned 115,000 Starwood points from our hotel stays in Australia during the stay in 5 brands earn 50,000 bonus points promotion for Asia-Pacific region. What a killer summer vacation thanks to Diners Club and Starwood. The only disappointment was not being able to blow a few hundred thousand HHonors points in Scandinavia that summer while Hilton HHonors allowed Scandic Hotel stays for 10,000 points per night. That was a missed opportunity. Too many deals and not enough days for travel. In late 2002 I transferred 50,000 American AAdvantage miles and 50,000 United miles to 100,000 Diners Club points in both my Diners Club account and my wife’s account. There was a 50,000 mile calendar year transfer limit for AA and UA miles exchanged into DC Rewards points per account.

In early 2003 I made additional transfers of 50,000 United miles into DC points for both my account and my wife’s account.

At the time the exchange rate for Diners Club was 2 DC points = 1 airline mile in a variety of programs.

Basically the 300,000 miles we transferred into Diners Club could be turned into 150,000 miles in another program.

The 100% British Airways bonus started June 1, 2003. I paid something like $35 for a rush transfer of Diners Club Rewards points to British Airways and ultimately exchanged our 100,000 AA miles and 200,000 US miles into 300,000 BA miles.

By the end of the first week in June we had booked British Airways First Class tickets for travel during the entire month of July from Denver-London-Singapore-Melbourne/Sydney-Singapore-London with the Australia open-jaw for a two week stay and stopovers each way in London for one week.

Published airfare $26,000 for each ticket. Our cost $250 per ticket.

Also earned 115,000 Starwood points from our hotel stays in Australia during the stay in 5 brands earn 50,000 bonus points promotion for Asia-Pacific region.

What a killer summer vacation thanks to Diners Club and Starwood.

The only disappointment was not being able to blow a few hundred thousand HHonors points in Scandinavia that summer while Hilton HHonors allowed Scandic Hotel stays for 10,000 points per night. That was a missed opportunity. Too many deals and not enough days for travel.

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